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Why is the last button on a dress shirt horizontal?
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From what I know, some people say it is due to the pattern of the shirt or to ensure that the button stays buttoned, but there is no real reason for it.
I assume you refer to the button hole, not the button itself.
Perhaps the pull from side-to-side down at the waist is better counteracted my a button hole in that direction?
Perhaps the pull from side-to-side down at the waist is better counteracted my a button hole in that direction?
I'm ashamed to admit it, but I think that I know this one.
It's so that when your shirt is tucked in and you sit down the shirt tails will be able to slide just a little bit to the sides. If that's not why then at least it sounds good.
It's so that when your shirt is tucked in and you sit down the shirt tails will be able to slide just a little bit to the sides. If that's not why then at least it sounds good.
You mean the button opening is horizontal rather than vertical, right?
Yeah, I always wondered that, although not enough to start a new thread.
Yeah, I always wondered that, although not enough to start a new thread.
And how do you know about that forum?
And how do you know about that forum?
Considering it's archived, he probably dredged this topic up on the most powerful website in the universe...
Google.
